B12, Healthy Forests, Ketamine & the Brain
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 935 Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2024
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Today, you’ll learn about a supervitamin you might already be taking some good news about the health of the world’s forests, and a new study that mapped ketamine’s effects on the brain.
B12
- “Vitamin B12 emerges as key player during cellular reprogramming.” by Alba Vilchez-Acosta. 2023.
- “Vitamin B12: A key player in cellular reprogramming and tissue regeneration.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
Healthy Forests
- “Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when burned - or thinned.” by Kara Manke. 2023.
- “2023 North American Wildfires.” CDP. 2023.
- “Forest restoration and fuels reduction work: Different pathways for achieving success in the Sierra Nevada.” by Scott L. Stephens, et al. 2023.
Ketamine & the Brain
- “New Study Maps Ketamine’s Effects on Brain.” by Christopher D. Shea. 2023.
- “Ketamine.” reviewed by Melisa Puckey. 2023.
- “Whole-brain mapping reveals the divergent impact of ketamine on the dopamine system.” by Malika S. Datta, et al. 2023.
- “Understanding Ketamine Treatment for Depression.” n.a. 2023.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery. |
| 0:09.0 | Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm Nate. |
| 0:12.0 | And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time |
| 0:14.1 | welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. |
| 0:17.6 | If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about a super vitamin |
| 0:21.9 | that you might already be taking, some good news about the |
| 0:25.4 | health of the world's forests, and a new study that mapped ketamines effects on the brain. |
| 0:30.5 | Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 0:33.4 | Vitamin B12 has long been a fan favorite of health nuts |
| 0:36.8 | everywhere and for good reason. It's shown to support bone health. |
| 0:40.0 | It's essential for the formation of red blood cells that carry oxygen throughout the body. |
| 0:43.7 | It gives you a little energy boost too, right? |
| 0:46.4 | Absolutely, it's in most of my energy drinks, |
| 0:49.3 | and it's known to improve your mood and brain functioning. |
| 0:52.0 | It plays a key role in nerve |
| 0:53.2 | function and the production of DNA. It supports health during pregnancy and |
| 0:56.8 | some studies even suggest it could help prevent dementia. Okay, when something |
| 1:00.5 | sounds too good to be true, it usually is. |
| 1:03.0 | I'm assuming this is the part of the segment |
| 1:05.0 | where you tell us about a new study |
| 1:07.0 | that shows Vitamin B12 is actually really bad for us or something. |
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